VARIOUS CABLES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8432, 2 May 1907, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

V ' RANSOM IN TURKEY. i ■ i Received May J, 8.23 a.m. LONDON,, April 30. Reuter's Uskub correspondent states .that the British Consul-Gen-ral at Salonika paid £13,500 ransom fdr the kidnapped son of Mr Abbott, the English merchant of Salonika. The refused.to do so. . •

Received May 1, 9.30 a.m.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 30. Europeans of Salonika are indignantat the refusal of the Turkish "authorities to find the money for'the ransom.

MR CHAMBERLAIN'S HEALTH.

Received May I,' 8.49 a.m. - LONDON, April 30. 'Mr J. Chamberlain is progressing, though his knee Itill causes a slight limp. Otherwise' he is in good health, and walks, with the aid of two sticks, for short distances. *

DENMARK AND BRITAIN. -,- Received May 1, 8.49 a.m. LONDON, April 30. The King and the Queen of Denmarks will visit King Edward (from the Bth to 13th June..

VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. ' •i i ■ Received' May 1, 11.5 p.m. I LONDON, May 1. Sir J. G. Ward has asked Sir, Wilfrid Laurier to join New Zealand and Australia in a fast up-to-date mail service via Vancouver., Sir Wilfrid Laurier has given a favourable, reply, - but Mr A. Deakin's attitude has'not been disclosed,

FEDERAL MAIL CONTRACT. Received May 1, 8.20 a.m. LONDON, April 30. Mr Trevisa. Clarke, who recently represented in Australia the Federal mail contract syndicate; saw Mr Bent, Premier of Victoria, and spoke hopefully of the syndicate's prospects. Negotiations are suspended pending a reply to a telegram which has been sent to Australia. '

COLONIAL ARTISTS. Received May 1, 8.20 a.m. 1 LONDON, April 30. The following colonial artists are among the exhibitors at the Royal Academy: Longstaff, Lambert, Bertram, E. Mackennel, Fox, Bunny, Burgess, Parker and Quinn.

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